The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-17
HOME" A MERRY SUCCESS.
Tho Fords Give an Excellent Perform
ance Before Fine Audience.

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The Theatre was filled last night. The
Fords gave their third performance of the
season. The play was T. w. Robertson's
comedy Home, which had so remarkable
a run at Wallack's theatre in New York
last season. 1t was not presented by the
Fords as well as they have presented some
other plays, but it was q merry success.
Everybody laughed and applauded.
Before the comedy Mr.. McCabe as Brutus
and Mr.. Hanley as CaSsius, with Mr.. Will
liam Fleming as Mettellus, gave the famous
quarrel scene from Julius Caesar. Mr.. Nc
Gable and Mr.. Hanley supported Robert
Downing in these characters, and their
presentation of the scene was most sue
cessful piece of acting After it, and before
the curtain was rung up again, Miss Isabel
Sternheimer sang Millard's waiting" and
in response to an encore she gave a popular
song.
The comedy "Homen is in three acts
The leading character is alfred Dorrison,"
who passes under the name of "Col. White"
In the first act he discovers a plot to drag
his father, 'Mr Dorrison, ST." into
matrimonial alliance with Mrs. Pinch
beck" who is the sister of Captain Mont
raffe," a pseudo Captain of the Mexican
army, but who is really an adventures, in
order to secure the old mans money.
Young Dorrison resolves to. save his
father, and in the second act act
plot. He is unknown to his father whom
he had not seen since he was a child and is
driven out of his house for interfering with
his love affairs He afterward makes him
self known and returns to receive pater
nal blessing and his bride Dora Thorn
bought, young lady whom he first met
with his sister Lucy at his fathers home.
ba hoY1Y m
all the trials and intrigues in which
Alfred has been involved, Lucy marries her
young lover, BERTHE, Alfred weds Doea,
Capt Montroffe hies himself out of their
way Mrs. Pinchbeck who turns out to be
a true woman, also retireS from the scene
and Dorrison, ST., gives everybody his bless
ing.
for all it was worth. Mr.. McCabe, as
Captain Montroffe," had an excellent con-
ception of the adventmesome, scheming
knave, whose only object was to gain his
living by his wits Mr.. Larry Doyle, as
"Mr Dolrison, ST." did not do himself full
justice. The part is different from any
which he has undertaken, and in it he was
not the success ne is in other characters.
Mr.; Joe F. Doyle, as Der
warmly applauded Miss Maude White as
Lucy" was well received, aud had the favor
Of the audience. Her flower song in the
third act won for her repeated applause,
and several times she responded to recalls
Miss Moliie Maeder as Dora Thornhoughtn
did not have an opportunity for much act
ing, but what she did was well performed.
Miss Clara Baker as Mrs. Pinchbeck" gave
an admirable conception of that true and
noble woman, forced by her crafty
brother into schemes from which she
shrank with horror, and from whose power
she at last frees herself and towers to the
height of womanhood. Miss Baker had the
favor of the audience from the start, and
she was warmly applauded. Mr.. William
Mcleod as George" had very little to do.
In his management of the performance
and the manner in which the play was put
upon the stage, Mr.. Hanley gave evidence
of excellent ability. The performance will
be repeated tonight.
The audience last night was one of the
most brilliant that the Fords have ever had
In response to the request of the manage
ment a majority Of the ladies appeared
without hats. The guests and bride and
groom's attendants at the Gnann-Puder
wedding formed theatre party and occu-
pied seats in the parquette.